Origin: Africa
Size: 9-10cm
Description: Male Top of head and neck dark olive brown, becoming darker on the back, upper rump and wings. Rump is deep scarlet as is the eye stripe. Underparts is bright orange with light scarlet flashes. Sides of breast and flank are greenish grey with pale buff barring. Upper mandible is red with dark blackish lower part. Eyes are red and legs are flesh brown.
Female Similar upper colouration, lacking red eye stripe and underparts are pale yellow. Mandible, eyes and legs are the same as in the male.
He can not grip with this foot but this has not stopped him from impressing the female at all. Hopefully this will not stop successful breeding etc and that it is not an inherited problem.